Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Acting
Born 1956-06-23Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (11)

Robots
6.5

Robots

2005Movie6.5
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
8.7

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

2021Movie8.7
Diane Warren: Relentless
5.6

Diane Warren: Relentless

2025Movie5.6
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
8.1

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

2009Movie8.1
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
8.1

Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

1998Movie8.1
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
7.4

Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

2014Movie7.4
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
7.6

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

2023Movie7.6
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

2005Movie
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
8.0

American Idol: The Search For A Superstar

2002Movie8.0
Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997
6.5

Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997

2003Movie6.5
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4

American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4

2005Movie

TV Shows (34)

The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022Series5.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Series6.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Series5.4
American Idol
5.0

American Idol

2002Series5.0
Good Day Live
3.8

Good Day Live

2001Series3.8
Sherri
2.6

Sherri

2022Series2.6
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
7.3

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

2007Series7.3
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Punk'd
5.1

Punk'd

2003Series5.1
American Idol
6.7

American Idol

2018Series6.7
The Bernie Mac Show
6.6

The Bernie Mac Show

2001Series6.6
The Masked Singer
7.5

The Masked Singer

2019Series7.5
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
American Dreams
5.2

American Dreams

2002Series5.2
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
5.9

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009Series5.9
Today
5.6

Today

1952Series5.6
Name That Tune
6.9

Name That Tune

2021Series6.9
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
6.1

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002Series6.1
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004Series9.5
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
7.5

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

2010Series7.5
Drop the Mic
6.5

Drop the Mic

2017Series6.5
Kevin Hill
5.1

Kevin Hill

2004Series5.1
The Early Show
6.2

The Early Show

1999Series6.2
Dr. Vegas
5.2

Dr. Vegas

2004Series5.2
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
NAACP Image Awards
10.0

NAACP Image Awards

Series10.0